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Cassia Brightberry's Ancient Magic is growing stronger, yet she can't control it. Each manifestation is more destructive than the last, and she worries something catastrophic will soon happen. She returns to Hogwarts for her sixth year, hoping the Keepers will finally provide the training she needs. However, they seem just as reluctant as before, and Cassia is left to figure it out herself until mysterious letters appear, giving instructions on how to harness her incredible power. Meanwhile, reports of vicious beasts are becoming increasingly common, and Hogwarts tightens its security as the attacks draw ever closer to the school. Cassia and her friends have a terrible feeling it's connected to her in some way, urging her to develop her magical prowess ever more quickly. She finds mentorship in Hypatia Herbert, the enigmatic Alchemy professor with a quest of her own, and whom Cassia isn't sure she trusts entirely. But she can't deny Professor Herbert possesses valuable knowledge that will guide her through her challenges. Cassia swiftly realizes this won't be the "less-exciting" year she'd wished for. But perhaps-despite the danger of it all-she and her friends can remedy their previous wrongs and heal from the devastating consequences weighing over them, turning from darkness into something brighter.

When back-alley mechanic Elijah Garret is approached by the company who destroyed his family, he has to decide whether to repair and upgrade their androids or let the machines rebel and start a war. Season 1 of Conduit *** For years, mechanical genius Elijah Garret has kept a low profile. As the world struggles to survive with minimal resources, he illegally repairs essential androids for those who can't afford certified technicians from megacorporation Lyons. The very same corporation that caused his father and grandfather's deaths, leaving him alone in the world save his beloved personal android, Victoria. When Elijah is betrayed by a client, he's thrust directly into Lyons' crosshairs. And the company he's spent most of his life hiding from wants his help. The androids are malfunctioning, rebelling against their creators, and without their assistance, humanity is doomed. Lyons wants Elijah to program the next batch of androids-obedient and incapable of being otherwise-and ensure the survival of everyone in the world. But Elijah must determine whether what's being asked of him is the correct path, or even possible; and he must do it quickly. Because the androids have their own plans and Elijah is key to those as well...

|WATTYS 2022 WINNER - HORROR| Shawn, a convicted criminal, never thought she'd see the sun again, let alone call another star system her home. When she's offered an out from her prison sentence, she embarks on a dangerous interstellar expedition along with 18 of Earth's most intelligent criminals. Their task is to set up a base on a supposedly habitable planet and prepare it for colonization. Although the planet has liquid water and a breathable atmosphere, it is believed to host only microbial life. However, upon arriving, Shawn and the rest of the colonists learn that assumption was grossly incorrect. In a brutal attack from rampaging wildlife, everyone but Shawn and four other colonists are killed. The five survivors retreat to the cavernous network beneath the ground seeking safety, but they soon come to a terrible discovery. These caves aren't ordinary caves, and they are no safer down under than they were on the surface. [][][] This was originally my entry for the 2021 Open Novella Contest, and it received an honorable mention! It has now been expanded into a full length novel. I used prompt number 53: "When wildlife starts rampaging, all the humans are forced underground. However, they come to a terrible discovery that being underground is no safer than being on the surface."

Dr. Nicole Isbel is put into cryosleep. When she awakens, the world is no longer how she left it. Humans have abandoned her...but why? Follow the journey of Dr. Isbel as she encounters strange extraterrestrial beings and forms a "unique" relationship along the way (in the name of science, of course). ~Top Rankings~ #1 Fiction [Feb 2023] #1 Post-Apocolyptic [Feb 2023] #1 Alpha [Feb 2023] #2 Paranormal [Feb 2023] #2 Alien [Mar 2023] #1 Paranormal [Apr 2023] #1 Post-Apocolyptic [Apr 2023] #1 Alien [Apr 2023] #1 Alien [May 2023] #1 Alien [June 2023] #1 Alien [July 2023] #1 Alien [August 2023]